The Bears’ program-record 24-game winning streak earlier this season propelled them to both a hefty lead in the conference standings — with two weeks left to go, Baylor’s Big 12 lead is now at 6.5 games over the Aggies, Cowboys and Longhorns, who are all tied for second-place — and to the top of the rankings. On March 19, the Bears were not among the top 25 in any major poll; today, they are No. 1 or 2 in all five major rankings.

Baseball is one of 11 BU varsity programs currently in the top 25, along with women’s basketball (1), equestrian (3), acrobatics & tumbling (5), men’s basketball (8), football (12), women’s tennis (12), women’s indoor track & field (16), women’s golf (17), women’s outdoor track & field (22), and softball (25). And even that doesn’t include Baylor soccer, which finished 15th in the RPI but unranked by the voters; men’s tennis, which has finished in the top 10 each of the last 10 seasons but currently sits at No. 28; and men’s golf, which sits just outside the top 25 at No. 29.

The Bears have two home games remaining: May 15 against UTSA, and May 17 against Texas. The first 4,000 fans into Baylor Ballpark for the game against Texas will receive the shirt pictured above.